EXERCISES ON CHAPTER XIII.
1. Of what parts does the skull of a rabbit consist? What is the use of each part?
2. Describe one of the long bones of a rabbit’s leg. To what features does it owe its strength?
3. The bones of the skeleton are useful (1) as affording points of attachment for the muscles; (2) as affording protection for delicate tissues and organs. Give examples of each of these uses. Do not give the technical names for the various muscles. (King’s Schol., 1902)
4. Draw and describe one of the middle joints of the backbone of a quadruped, and explain the uses of the various parts. (1898)
5. What is meant by “digestion”? Why must food be digested? Where does digestion take place?
6. Give full practical instructions for demonstrating the chief properties of saliva, and its action upon various kinds of food. (1897)
7. Prove that the action of human saliva upon starch is not due to living particles contained in it. (1898)
8. What are the chief uses of the blood? Why is it necessary that it should be kept in motion? (1901)
9. Where would you look for the Aorta in a sheep’s heart? What valves are found in it? How does it differ in appearance and feel from a large vein? (1901)